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1 UNIT 5 – 45 MINUTE TEST Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. change B. grandmother C. great D. integrate 2. A. time B. difficult C. discuss D. invent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. display B. control C. decide D. basic 4. A. decision B. suitable C. powerful D. processor 5. A. information B. interesting C. presentation D. education Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences. 6. I just know some basic parts of a computer such as hardware, screen, mouse and keyboard. A. central B. supporting C. fundamental D. minor 7. The family found it more convenient to have a laptop than a tablet. A. suitable B. useless C. inappropriate D. fitting Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences. 8. His experience in teaching math and computer science at university is valuable. It helps in his own business now. A. important B. helpful C. beneficial D. worthless 9. He has wanted a laptop or a smartphone for a long time because they are both very useful. A. fruitful B. ineffective C. practical D. profitable Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences. 10. It’s fun and convenient to study with _____ apps on smartphones. A. educate B. education C. educational D. educator 11. Laptops _____ us to work, study and communicate at the same time at any place. A. allow B. let C. force D. make 12. This is the second time I _____ this smartphone. It’s useful for students and officers. A. used B. use C. am using D. have used 13. His son is allowed _____ videos on Youtube for 30 minutes every day. A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. to watching 14. It’s very important for parents _____ what their children do with their smartphones and laptops. A. know B. knowing C. to know D. known 15. John _____ on a bit of weight lately, and he is trying to lose it. A. puts B. has put C. is putting D. will put 16. Many children now are able _____ things on the computer well. A. designing B. design C. to design D. designed 17. Robots now can communicate _____ people and understand what we want them to do. A. with B. about C. for D. to 18. _____ AI, various areas of life, such as transport, housework chores, have become much more convenient. A. Because B. Thanks to C. Despite D. Instead of 19. AI is the study and _____ of machines that can copy human intelligence. A. develop B. developing C. developed D. development 20. Vacuum cleaners are _____ for cleaning the house quickly and automatically. A. expensive B. harmful C. useful D. valuable
2 21. Storage space shows how much information a computer can _____. A. store B. restore C. browse D. delete 22. The _____ controls all of the activities of a computer. A. process B. processing C. processes D. processor Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 23. He doesn’t make a decision to join in any volunteering activities because he’s new. A B C D 24. Study with a smartphone or laptop is really convenient. A B C D 25. Laptops have complete changed our lives in the last 20 years. A B C D Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Artificial intelligence (AI) can already predict the future. Police forces are using it to map when and where (26) _____ is likely to occur. Doctors can use it to predict (27) _____ a patient is most likely to have a heart attack or stroke. Researchers are even trying to give AI imagination so it can plan for unexpected consequences. Many decisions in our lives require a good forecast, and AI is almost always better at forecasting than we (28) _____. Yet for all these technological advances, we still seem to deeply lack confidence in AI predictions. Recent cases show that people don’t like relying on AI and prefer to trust human experts, (29) _____ these experts are wrong. If we want AI to really benefit people, we need to find a way to get people to trust it. To do that, we need to understand why people are so reluctant to trust AI in the first (30) _____. (Adapted from IELTS Cambridge 16) 26. A. criminal B. discrimination C. crime D. compliance 27. A. when B. who C. that D. which 28. A. do B. are C. have D. did 29. A. unless B. because C. although D. even if 30. A. area B. site C. position D. place Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The 21 st century has become another important century for inventions and discoveries. We are only in the 2 nd decade of this century currently but we have already witnessed many big innovations that have drastically changed our way of living. Bluetooth technology, broadband internet, artificial heart, genetic engineering, virtual reality, 3D printing are some to name a few. These inventions are changing the way we live, do our things and communicate with others. Even though some of these developments are in the early stage of innovation, they have a more sophisticated and promising future. Social media is one of the most important aspects that has affected each person in this modern time. According to Heidi Cohen, Social Media are the platforms that enable the interactive web by engaging users to participate in, comment on and create content as means of communicating with their social graph, other users and the public. The power of social media has changed most of the things in our daily life. Social media has revolutionized and completely changed the way we send and receive information. It is more interactive, can be done in real-time and uses a wide number of media like text, audio, video, pictures, graphics and more. With these sites, sending and receiving messages offline and in real-time, audio and video chatting, sharing pictures, video and text, going “Live” to many audiences, meeting old friends and making new ones have revolutionized our way of establishing connections with others.
3 There are also negative sides to the innovation of social media and its usage. An increase in cybercrime, invasion of privacy, security threats, etc. are some of the issues associated with social networks. But at the same time, social networks are working to cope with the increasing problems that arise with the improper use of it. With more and more sophistication and versatility of use, social media have undoubtedly proved to be a boon to connectivity and social interaction between people in this age of communication and information technology. (Adapted from https://arjungelal.wordpress.com/ ) 31. Which of the following could serve as the best title for the passage? A. Social Media - One of the Greatest Inventions of the 21 st Century B. How Positive Social Media Changes Our Lives? C. Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media D. Important Inventions in Modern Society 32. What does the word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. information B. the way C. social media D. the power 33. The following are benefits brought by social media mentioned in paragraph 2, EXCEPT _____. A. connecting people all over the world B. keeping contact with others via various ways C. helping people exchange information in a more interactive way D. increasing the private invasion of users 34. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. The new inventions remain the way we interact with each other. B. It’s unlikely for people to process documents on social media. C. Using social media improperly will increase the problems for users. D. People nowadays send and receive more online messages than normal. 35. The word “boon” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____. A. benefit B. drawback C. challenge D. advance Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. 36. Tim is at the computer shop. Tim: Hello, I’m looking for a laptop. Can you recommend a good one to me? - Shop assistant: _____. A. Certainly. B. Never mind. C. Not now. D. That’s great. 37. Tim is at the computer shop. Tim: I’d like a cheap and light computer. - Shop assistant: _____. A. Feel free to ask me. B. Let me know about it. C. Can you buy it? D. I think this laptop is the best one for you. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 38. He has never driven another car since he started driving. A. This is only the car he has driven since he started driving. B. This is the only car he has driven since he started driving. C. This is the first car he drove since he started driving. D. The first car he drove was this one since he started driving. 39. The last time I watched TV was a week ago. A. I have watched TV for a week. B. I have never watched TV for a week. C. I had my last TV show a week ago. D. I haven’t watched TV for a week. 40. We have never experienced such a cold winter in Vietnam before. A. It’s the coldest winter we have ever experienced in Vietnam. B. It’s one of the cold winters we have experienced in Vietnam. C. A cold winter we have experienced in Vietnam is before this year. D. Never have we experienced a cold winter in Vietnam before.